論《金雲翹傳》超越宿命論的辯證思維──從佛教「業性本空」與「當下菩提」的觀點看超越宿命論的心靈關鍵=Kim Vân Kiều’s Argument on Determinism──From the Buddhist perspectives of “Karma is Empty in It’s Own Nature” and “Present Moment Awareness” to find the key for overcoming Determinism
“A Tale of Kim Vân Kiều” is a Chinese novel written in the end of Ming Dynasty beginning of Qing dynasty. The story reflects people’s belief in fate and acceptance of it but at the same time it subtly reveals the female character - Kiều’s awareness of and determination in transcending one’s own main fate. The concept of Determinism is presented as “Accepting” and “ Going along” what has been decided presently, but at the same time, future can still be “changed” or “created” through certain effort. This kind of understanding of Determinism, on one hand “accepting” and on the other hand “objecting”, or from “contradiction” to “complementary”, is strongly argumentative. It can be called “Determinism of the Middle Way”. This kind of understanding of determinism can be traced back to a deep cultural lineage of the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The author of this article believes that only through the understanding of the Buddhist concept of “Karma is Empty in It’s Own Nature” and “Present Moment Awareness”, it is possible to find the key to overcome the issue of Determinism in people’s understanding of life.
